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==General Medical Council==
==General Medical Council==
The [https://www.gmc-uk.org/ General Medical Council] regulates medical practitioners in the United Kingdom.
The [https://www.gmc-uk.org/ General Medical Council] (GMC) regulates medical practitioners in the United Kingdom.
 
The GMC issued an "interim guidance" on the [non-therapeutic] circumcision of male children in 1997.<ref>{{REFweb
|url=http://www.cirp.org/library/statements/gmc/
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|title=Guidance for Doctors Who Are Asked to Circumcise Male Children
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|last=Anonymous
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|publisher=General Medical Council
|website=Circumcision Reference Library
|date=1997
|accessdate=2021-09-12
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|quote=Listen to those with parental responsibility and give careful consideration to their views. You are not obliged to act on a request to circumcise a child, but you should explain if you are opposed to circumcision other than for therapeutic reasons. You should also tell those with parental responsibility that they have a right to see another doctor.
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==The guidance of the British Medical Association==
==The guidance of the British Medical Association==